Evaluating the Performance of Iraqi EFL University Students in Understanding The Meanings of English Modals

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the performance of Iraqi EFL University Students to recognize and use the various meanings of English models. This study has aimed to shed light upon: i) evaluating the understanding of English modals’ meanings by Iraqi EFL learners at the university level ii) the acquisition rate of English modals and their meanings, and iii) the order of such an acquisition. It is hypothesized that: Iraqi college students do not distinguish the different types of English modals and their meanings.